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The Portland daily press., 1887-03-26

CJaibEhLAND NOINl1s
A deer was captured in Harrison last
week.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Richmond Bee says the town voted
last week 70 sell the two fire engines belong
Ing to the town, and to spend the proceeds
IN the purchase OF hose carriages, etc.
There Is said to be little doubt that shoe
factory will be built in Hallowell the present
season. The amount Of capital (Stj,OOO)
asked for by the gentlemen from Lynn has
already been subscribed by some citizens
5000 will be put in by the Lynn parties, and
subscriptions are being made for $500 ad-
ditl0nal for building and warrants for a gen
eIal meeting of citizens at City Hall next
Thursday evening have been posted, to see
what action the citizens desire to take to en-
courage this new enterprise. The site Sc
lected Is the Sanborn lot near the railroad
station.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Roekland Opinion alleges that Francis
z. Quinlan, a Brooklyn evangelist, who has
just inaugurated war against liquor deal
ers in Dover, N. H., some time ago began a
crusade Of the same sort in ROekland, but
was induced by the saloon men to leave by
the payment of So, his board bill and tick
ct TO Boston.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Norway toboggan slide, toboggans and
all, has been sold at auction for $50.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Some time last fall the Chemical Ammo
Mate and Oil Company Of New York, of
which the absc0nding Lawton was manager,
established an agency for the sale of their
-e,o15Ga9S which are fertilizers in New England
and the British Provinces, Mr.. F. w. Nc
Vicar of Eastport, beng their representa-
tive. Since the absconding OF nj Lawton,
Mr.. McViear has telegraphed to the comp
ny several times but has received no reply,
and has been disposing Of the goods for the
benefit OF whom It may concern. Yesterday
morning an attachment was put ON the goods
on storage in Bangor. by Mr.. O'COnnor, rep
resentlng the Bowery National Bank OF
New York, to secure a claim of S2,240.S7, the
amount OF the attachment being $1,000.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
Work at the Katahdin Iron Works is going
on. briskly and large quantities Of iron are
being smelted.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Fairfield is in earnest over her Village I'M
provement Society.
At the next meeting Of the Board Of COun-
ty Commissioners the town of Harmony will
present bill to the county of $500 for the
expenses incurred in detecting the causes of
the mysterious fires in that town last fall.
The town does not claim that they have any
legal claim to it but simply ask il as a matter
OF right, they having been TO an unusual ex-
pense in lighting an enemy to the public well
fare, says the Fairfield journal.
A new postoffice has been established at
Moose River Bridge, with Ellen M. Holden
as postmaster.
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freeman the Pocasset Fanatic and
the Adventists.

To the Editor Of the Press:
In recent telegram published in the
PRESS there were some Statements said to
have been made by Freeman the Pocasset
child slayer which were to our best recollec-
tion incorrect, and they should sbe corrected.
Will you please, so far as the PRESS is con-
cerned correct them. Freeman states that
when he slew his little daughter-as he
claimed in obedience to the Divine order
like Abraham, the Adventists knew of the
deed and sanctioned it, and did all they
could to keep the matter quiet. But this is
not true. Freeman, who was wild and fanati-
cal in his notions, had been associated with
the Advent people for time, as any man
may become associated with any people, al
though they were not responsible for him in
whatever he might do. He met with them
in their prayer meetings and took part in
them. Without, for a time, seeming to be very
peculiar, but he began to entertain the
strange notion that he must slay his little
girl as sacrifice in obedience to the Divine
directions. That this idea was an insane one
there is no question, but he shrewdly kept 1t
to himself and, until the deed was done. no
one knew Of 1t but his wife: Then he placed
the body In room by itself aud invited o
prayer meeting at his house. Several came,
as might be expected, quite informally and
entirely ignorant Of what be had done. AT
ter the meeting had progressed for while,
he said Now will show you what l have
done" Then, leading the way into the
room where tie poor victim lay, lie uncover
ed the face andreyealed the innocent, ,slaugh-
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FROM BOSTON.
Wretched Or. Grant.

Boston, March 25.-Probably the most un-
happy man in New England at the present
time is DR.. Andrew Jackson Grant,, the al
legged swindler and bigamist. In addition to
his confinement in the county Jail at Cam
bridge, the doctor is suffering under great
physical and mental distress. 1t seems that
he was formerly addicted to the use of intox-
icating liquors, but as this interfered with
many of his plans he stopped short and at
once contracted the habit Of using morphine.
This habit became confirmed. Deprived Of
his drug in the solitude Of jail life he soon
physically and mentally. The Jail authori-
ties have ordered close watch kept upon
his person, fearing that he may try to COM
NIT suicide. His wretched appearance is
greatly enhanced by the removal of numerous
pads which, bestowed about his person, con-
cealed grave physical defects, and gave him
the natty appearance which he used to such
good advantage. 1t is said that the doctor
told Miss Torrey on Tuesday that he should
he dead before his trial came On
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THE NEW LIQUOR LAW.
Druggists Between the Devil and the
0eep Sea.
[Kennebec journal. n


'How are the druggists affected BY the
liquor law passed by the last legislature?" Is
the question frequently asked. As nearly as
can be learned they are placed in the same
category with all places where intoxicating
liquor is sold and druggist cannot lawfully
sell, and is subject to fine and Imprisonment
if he sells, even sma II quantity Of intoxi-
eating liquor of any kind, including alcohol
uncompounded, whether as a medicine or
physicians prescription. Recently Mr..
Frank r. Partridge, the proprietor Of the
Fuller drug store, wrote to the office of In
ternal Revenue, Treasury Department,
Washington, ID. G., and in reply received the
following from Hon. Joe. .. mffler, COmnls-
sioner OF Internal Revenue, which explains
itself: "Yours of the 18th instant received,
in which you ask, rs a registered pharmacist:
Have the legal right TO fill prescription,
IL honestly prescribed, by reputable ply
sician, calling for eight ounces OF brandy,
whiskey or gin. etc, without being com
pounded or mixed with anything else, II l do
not take out special tax stampaS retail
liquor dealer?" You have not. Special tax
is required to be paid, under the IN
ternal revenue laws, for the sale by ap0th-
eclries OF whiskey, brandy, gin, etc, uncom-
bined with drugs, in any quantity whatever,
or for any purpose, even as medicine, and
upon a physicians prescription" Now the
law just passed says: THE payment OF the
United States special tax, as q liquor seller
or notice of any kind in any place Of resort
indicating that intoxicating liquors are there
sold, kept or given away unlawfully, shall
be held to be prima faeie evidence that the
person or pesrons paying said tax, and the
party or parties displaying such notices, are
common sellers Of intoxicating liquors, and
the premises so kept by them, common nni-
sances." Druggists, of course, will be
obliged to post their United Special tax GER
tifcate in conspicuous places in their shops,
and If In connection with this 1t can be prov
ed that they have sold even the smallest
quantity of liquor they are liable TO fine aud
imnriSnnment
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One Person Killed and Several Badly
Hurt.

PTTsBuRG, Pa, March ga railway
accident occurred about one o'clock this
morning near Leetonia, Ohio, on the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago railway, by
which one person was killed and number
of passengers injured. The express train
which left Chicago in the morning had
reached Leetonia, where there is a heavy
grade, and the engineer discovered that the
air brake hose was leaking. He stopped the
train, and while examining it freight train
came along and dashed into the rear end,
completely telescoping the sleeper and the
passenger car next to it, Engineer William
Beale, who was underneath the engine at the
time fixing the air brake, was horribly
crushed and killed almost instantly.
The names of the injured are as follows:
J. c. Hazelett, in the sleeping car fatally hurt
left at Leetonia.
Lee Hin, a Chinaman, cut OH head severely.
John 7. Bingley, conductor Of the Pullman car
bruised about the head and leg, and his hand
crushed.
Mrs. Davis of Pittsburg, badly cut and face
bruised.
?. Pecow, New Orleans, slightly bruised.
Mrs Louisa Eden's three year old child, badly
bruised.
Mrs. Gray of Minnesota. slightly injured
Della ,Coyne Of Brooklyn, N. Y, cut about the
face and head.
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The stamart Art Sale Finished.

NEW YORK, March 25-Seventy- pic
lures were disposed Of tonight at the closing
sale of the A. r. Stewart collection. These
brought $243 125. making $5l3,750 for three
nights. The building was packed TO over
flowing with pretty women, leaders in socie-
ty. bankers, merchants, and dealers in art,
who Kept their places for four hours until
the last canvas was sold. The prices were
fair. and some paintings brought q great deal
more than they were worth. The famous
'The Rest at Camp st, Maur, 1862" by De-
taille, was bought by N. 0. Pope for $4,000;
Jay Gould bought Landscape and Cattle"
by Troyon, for $1,000, Knaus' ''Children's
Party" for $2I, 800 and MeissOnier's Fried
landb for S68,000; Rosa B0nheur's Horse
Fair brought $53,0OO, and was purchased by
s. p Avery for 2 syndicate Of gentlemen,
who intend placing it in the Metropolitan
Museum of Art. This closed the sale.
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MORE ST. JOHN FAILURES.
Another Prominent Firm Goes urder
George McIeod's LiabilI-
ties Large.

ST. JOHN, n. b.. March 25.-The financial
horizon in this neighborhood would seem to
be growing each day more gloomy. Today
the failure Of Mr.. George Mcleod is an
nounced. Mr.. Mcleod was largely interest
ed in numbering throughout the province,
and was an extensive ship owner.
The shrinkage OF values in these lines of
trade have greatly reduced his resources, but
the probability is that he would have pulled
through had it not beer for the failure of I.
c. Jones & Co., of Liverpool, which occurred
a week after the failure of the Maritime
Bank, and which was caused by the intimate
connection in business of Jones and II. A. &
J. Stewart. McLeod's liabilities will be
large. lie is completely prostrated by the
shock. The names of other prominent firms
are mentioned ON the street today as being
suspended. but there is no authoritative in
formation ON the subject.
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the local passenger train leaving here at
O'Clock this afternoon were made comfort
able within 10 minutes after steam was put
on. r. G. Chase, representing the Williams
system, who has been here for some time
perfecting arrangements for the experiment,
was aboard the train and expressed himself
satisfied with the trial, since it demonstrated
that the principle of this system could be
successfully applied to car heating Exhaust
steam from the Westinghouse brake pump
was conducted through three lines of pipe
on one side of the cars and back along the
other side to the engine, by means of a
vacuum escape placed on the engine ON the
opposite side from the air brake. No live
steam was used. The experimenter found
that some Of the mechanism employed in
the trial was not suited to produce the fullest
measure of success, but, as far as proving
the principle involved is concerned, the ex-
pertinent was very satisfactory, and the pas
sengers did not complain of lack of heat,
although the outside temperature was low.
Further developments under improved
mechanism are anticipated.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-26
pEFAULTER LAWToN.
Attachments Made Against His Es-
tate.

NEW YORK, March 25.-The Fourth Ma
tional Bank Of this city has obtained at
tachments against the property Of defaulter
Walter Il. Lawton, to recover $33,7S0 in
loaned money. The loan was originally
$4,000, but by payments had been reduced.
Another attachment was granted to j. Boyd
Nixon, who sues Lawton and the Chemical
Ammoniate and Oil Company to recover the
value of note for S3295 made by the compa-
ny September l4thl last, to the order OF Law
son. The Central Trust Company has sued
TO Lawton; also the Long Island Pressing
Company for n note amounting to $5lS2. The
Central Trust Company has also sued the
Marcus AIT Company to recover S2s52 upon
note TO Lawton made by the company. 1t
is alleged in each case that the notes were
gained with intent to defraud by Lawton.
The attachments are out in each case, di-
rected against Lawton.
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ARooSTooK WINTER.
Snow Eight Feet Deep and the Roads
Hidden.
woodland Letter.l

lWOOulduu Lcttclsl
The roads have been blockaded with snow
a large part Of the time for the past eight
weeks, there having been a snowstorm, or
blow, nearly every other day. The depth Of
the snow on level has been variously esti-
mated at from seven to eight feet. and the
measurement as 1t fell, from ~ to 10 feet.
We have had some of the most intense cold
every experienced, even within the memory
of that ubiquitous individual, 'the Oldest in
habitant."
The great depth of snow has seriously in
terfered with numbering operations, most
of the teams having already left the woods,
many of them some time since, and all expe-
riencing great difficulty in getting their
teams out, many horses having been spoiled
in the attempt. The main travelled roads are
now being plowed to render them passable,
but many crossroads have not been opened
for several weeks and forces Of men are now
opening them by shoveling. 1t is admitted
by everyone that it has been the hardest
winter ever experienced.
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watervIIIe,s New Water Works.

Watervile is to have her system of water
works very soon. The town has voted to
contract for supply Of water for fire, mu-
nicipal and other purposes. from the Water
willie Water Company, of which Presiden
Sowall and Manager Tucker of the Maine
Central are leading members. The contract
provides for ten hydrants at $50 each, and
any additional ones at the same rate until
the number Of slxty-fve is reached and for
each additional one thereafter S35. The
rates for domestic uses is to be the same as
charged by the Gardiner Water Company.
The company now propose to take water
from the Messalonskee stream or the Kenne-
bee river, and at present the preference Is
for the former.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-26
Base Ball News.

DOVER, N. H., March 25.-The Dover
Base Ball Association, composed of large
number of citizens, with capital Of $1,000,
was organized tonight. The following Off
GERS were elected:
. Dlrectors-Walter Delaney. I. w. Woodman,
Quad
Clerk and Treasurer-George II. Capp.
~ was voted to engage frst-cass players
at once ana open the season early.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-26
Maine .Methodists to Assemble at
WaterviiIe.

The Maine Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will hold its
session this year in Waterville, commencing
Thursday morning, April 2sth. This will be
the first time the Conference has ever assem-
bled in Waterville and it will be quite an
event.
Besides Bishop Walden, who is to preside
over the conference, DIR. j. l.. Hurlbut Of N.
", who is connected with the Sunday School
and G. l.. S. c. work, Chaplain MeCabe, gem
erallsecretaryioft the MissionarylSociety Of the
Methodist church, and quite number of the
representative men Of the church from diff
ferent States are expected to be present and
take part in the anniversaries and Sabbath
services. Nearly all the evangelical churches
will be represented by delegates.
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lac staunch Rueksport pemocrats

The Democrats Of Bueksport have held
fast to their pledge. Several months ago
they vowed to abstain from voting until q
Republican. appointed to a deputysbip by
Democratic Collector Spoford :of Castine
should be removed. At the annual March
meeting. not a single Democratic vote was
thrown, and the Democrats Of the townlh nave
held another meeting at which hey reitera-
ted their resolution.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-26
A Dangerous Jump.

MAIDEN, Mass. March 25.-Daniel Jen-
ness, a resident of Oak Grove, attempted to
jump from the platform of the late train last
night, at the Washington street bridge. He
was found by Baggagemaster Canty hang
ing between the cars, and was with great
he was dragging. He was badly frightened,
and his clothes were torn, but he would have
probably been killed but for the baggage
master.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-26
The telephone Cases.

BALTIMORE, Md, March 25.-In the case
of the American Bell Telephone Company ct
al. against the Pan Electric Telephone Com
pany and others, Judge Morris in the United
States circuit court to-day passed an order
that the defendants be adjudged guilty of
hv fhe court July 19, 1886, and directed that
t6ey IL vi forthwith deposit with the clerk Of
courts ali transmitters and receivers, includ-
ing the boxes which contain them in ac-
coTdance with that order, and that they pay
a fine of 500 to the complainant.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-26
FIRE RECORD.
Railroad Stock Burned.

SALEM, Mass, March 25.-Fire this even
ing totally destroyed the old roundhouse of
the Boston & Maine railroad near North
River Basin, with four locomotives, namely,
Boxford, No. 1874; United States, No 122 !;
Saco, No. 73, and No. 1872, not named-all old
engines. The building was complete mass
of flames In five minutes, and fell ten min
utes later. The loss on rolling stock is
$4,000; on building and miscellaneous,
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-26
RAILWAY MATTERS.

NEW BRIDGES cN THE MAINE CENTRAL.
The Pitts6eld Advertiser says that new
iron bridge will be built the coming season
to replace the one across the sebastIcook
east Of Pittsfeld station. A new iron bridge
will also be put in at Newport. Theincreas-
ing weight Of the trains on the Maine Cen
tral makes this necessary.
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NEW YORK, March 25.-The business fail
ures occurring throughout the country dur
ing the last seven days as reported to r. G.
Dun Co.,. and K. Russell & Co., of the
States 21S, and for Canada Al; or total of
259 as compared with total of 900 last week
2S2 the week previous to the last, and 221 foi
the corresponding week of last year.
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A Negro Hanged.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 25-Amos John
afternoon at Marian, Crittenden country,
Arkansas, for outraging little white child
only eight years old. The. crime was com
mitted last December, and he was convicted
by jury of his own color. He confessed
this forenoon
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-26
Boy Commits Murder.

PoRTMoUTH, Ohio, March 25.-Charles
Williams, aged Is years, last evening fatally
shot Benjamin Ball, aged rs years. Mr..
Ball had gone into Williams house to re-
monstrate against building a bonfire near
his premises by young Williams, when the
boy attacked him with a revolver.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-26
SUBURBAN NEWS.
wEsTBRooK.

Mr.. T. S. Burns will be retained as prin-
cipal, and Miss Maud b. Wilbur as assistant
of the Westbrook High School.
Mr.. Lionel Cobb, formerly draughtsman Of
the paper mills at Cumberland Mills, has
accepted position in the large locomotive
works in Boston, and Wednesday left for
that city to assume the duties of draughts-
man there.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-26
Beating cars with Steam.

ST. ALBANs, Vt, March PA trial of
car heating by steam from the engine by
the Central Vermont road today, and proved
successful to a large degree. Three cars on
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-26
Another Suicide

North ADAMS, Mass, March 25.-William
Il. Bell, 40 years old, of Wilmington, vt,
locked tS; .al himself m into room at Hoosac Tun-
letter for his widow and family. a nro-
tracted spree was probably the cause of the
suicide
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-26
BASE BALL.


The following corrections and changes
have been made in the schedule Of the New
England League:
The Lowells play at Lawrence August 9th, In
stead OF August Esd.
The Manehesters plays at Salem August 10th,
instead Of July 10th.
The Lynns play at Manchester June 10th. In
stead Of June oath.
The Hayerhills play at Lawrence Sept. 10th.
instead of May 18th.
The Lynns play at Lawrence June eoth instead
of July Sth.
Add to schedule-salems at Manchester May
9th.
The revised schedule will be at once sent
out by Secretary Stevens for approval
NOTES.
The uniforms Of the Portland club will be
furnished by A. G. Spalding Il Brothers. The
color will be white, with maroon trimmings
and stockings. The suits will be neat and
serviceable.
Hickman win not be given another trial by
the Portland management as has been re-
ported.
Walter w. Burnham of the Boston Blues
has received the scOre-card privilege on the
Portland grounds for the season OF 1851
Boston Globe.
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Want No Moro Lieht.

DOVER, n H., March 25-The board of
aldermen tonight refused by vote of to
to grant the petition of Thompson Houston
Electric Light Company to erect and main
tam an electric light in the city exclusive for
tiye years.
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Experience Of Two stowaways.

Pat Gunnan, 10 years old, and Mat Turney,
aged IL. two stowaways, were found today in
the hold of the steamer Kansas, which ar
rived today, IA days from Liverpool. The
matches were fastened down and covered
with freight. All the food that the two
young men were able to obtain was particles
of wheat taken from cracks in the steamer,
and all the water they could get was that
furnished by the sweat of the steamer The
two men are in a very critical condition.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-26
Colby University.

At a meeting Of Colby's Base Ball Asso-
citation Wednesday morning Larrabee re-
signed the captaincy OF the team and Forest
Goodwin, Colby's famous pitcher. was elec-
ted to fill the vacancy.
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Guilty of Bribery.

bill was found yerterday at Edmunston
agoinst Hon. John Costigan, Minister Of In
land Revenue, for bribery at the recent cleo
tion. The trial has been fixed to take place
in June.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-26
Business Troubles.

William P.i Gomez, hotel keeper, Boston
and Lynn, owes S1593l. His assets consist
Of 81 $50 in accounts, and of furniture in
the Boscobel Hotel, Lynn.
Albert b. Wight IL Co., dealers in carriage
woodwork, findings, etc., ~ Commercial
Wharf, Boston, have made an assignment TO
ID. I'll. Bradlee. The liabilities are about
$4,000, and the nominal assets about $1,000.
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Continuation of the Debate In the
House of Commons.
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a Man Hanged.

BEATR1c. Neb., March 25-Jackson Marian,
murderer Of John Cameron, was hanged
here this forenoon.